Little Priest's Cat Diary

It was deep winter, the coldest time in Schulte City.

The climate in most parts of Portojas is very warm, and even Schulte, the northernmost part, has very little snowfall at the coldest time.

Only further north, in the depths of the Ston prairie, can you see the white snow.

For the country of Ston and several neighboring northern countries, the climate of Shult City is more suitable.

So even though it was the coldest time, the commerce and trade of Schulte City did not weaken because of this, and now it has completely become the trading center on the northern land.

Especially after learning that the special products of Ston Country can be bought here in Schulte City, more and more caravans came here.

Today's Schulte city is thriving.

With the prosperity of the city, the mental outlook of the citizens is getting better and better.

The Pangwe people have also gradually integrated into the city.

Before, when some Pangwei people who were accustomed to the luxurious life of Ponway City first came to Schulte City, because they were very uncomfortable with the desolation and desolation of Schulte City, and worried that the Ston people would call, they secretly made up their minds to pay attention Stay here for a while, and then set off to settle in other big cities after earning a fortune.

However, the measure of buying a house with a loan issued by the City Lord's Mansion soon nailed them here. If the loan is not repaid in time, the house will be taken back by the City Lord's Mansion for free, and the money paid before will be completely wasted. Naturally, they were reluctant to leave Schulte City anymore, but worked harder to run a business to make money and repay the loan, striving to pay off the mortgage earlier.

What's more, they have watched the city build up little by little in the past few months, and they have also participated in it, and they are the ones who have personally made the city prosperous.

This gave them a sense of accomplishment, and at the same time, they also unknowingly developed a deep affection for the city.

So far, nearly [-] Pangwei people who came to Schulte City have completely taken root in Schulte City and become members of Schulte City.

However, the recent news from the south has cast a shadow over this vibrant city.

The sea peoples who dragged down the once glorious sea empire Neelman half a century ago have made a comeback and attacked the east coast of Portoyas.

Cities along the coast fell one after another, and even King David himself led an army to rescue, but was defeated by the Sea People.

The news of King David's successive defeats had already spread, and for a while, Portoyas was panicked.

Many cities closer to the coast have already begun martial law, and the tense atmosphere enveloped the land of Portoyas like a dark cloud.

Schulte City is located in the northwest, and it can be regarded as the inland city farthest from the sea.And compared to other regions where King David is the backbone, the backbone of Shult City and even the entire Northland is the third prince Sardis.

Therefore, although these news made the people of Schulte City a little worried, they did not have much impact on them.

The cold wind passed over the city of Schulte, passed by the city lord's mansion, and blew the tall trees in the courtyard. The dense canopy shook rustlingly, and the yellowed dead leaves flew in the air.

Sardis stood in the courtyard, and took a dagger from his subordinate who was kneeling in front of him.

The short sword is double-edged, the blade is bright, and the hilt is black and blue.

The snow-white blade clearly reflected the black metal mask on Sardis' half cheek.

It is extremely sharp at first glance.

This is a short sword that was seized by the spies sent by Shult City from the Sea People and sent to Shult City on horseback.

Sardis looked at the dagger and raised his eyes to signal it.

Faer, who had been standing behind Mia, stood up and took the long sword handed over by the attendant.

That long sword is the most common standard in the Portoyas army.

Faer suddenly raised his hand, the blade in his hand swept across the air, and slashed heavily at Sardis unceremoniously.

At the same time, Sardis swung the dagger at Faer.

sonorous.

There was a crisp metal crash.

The double blades collided fiercely in the air, and sparks flew everywhere.

With a crackling sound, the long sword in Faer's hand snapped.

Sardis looked at the dagger with only a shallow dent in his hand, and snorted softly, his eyes were a little colder than the cold light of the blade.

Faer looked at the broken sword in his hand and didn't speak, but his face was very stern.

The face of Nadia, who was watching from the side, also sank. He frowned and asked the general who presented the dagger.

"The warriors of the Sea People are all equipped with this kind of dagger?"

"Yes, all Sea Folk warriors use this short sword."

The eyes of Sardis, Faer, Nadia and others all became dignified at the same time.

As generals, they understand the importance of weapons to a fighter better than anyone else.

Generally speaking, it takes some effort for Sardis to defeat Faer, but just now, Sardis with a short sword can easily defeat Faer.

"No wonder that man was defeated by the Sea Folk."

Sardis stared at the short sword in his hand with sharp eyes.

The weapons of the people of the sea are far superior to those of the warriors of Portoyas. In this way, their nature suppresses the army of Portoyas.

He was staring at the dagger in his hand, when suddenly a hand stretched out from the side, holding the dagger.

Sardis glanced aside, seeing Mia staring at the sword, he let go.

Mia took the dagger from Sardis and looked at it carefully.

He stretched out his hand and stroked the cold blade with his fingertips.

This sharp blade has devoured the flesh and blood of countless people, and one can vaguely feel the chill and evil spirit on it.

After a while, Mia raised her head and looked at Sardis.

He said, "This is an iron sword."

"impossible!"

Nadia categorically denied his words.

"Iron swords are much more brittle than bronze swords, it's impossible to be that hard."

On the continent, iron mines are much more widely distributed than copper mines, and bronze is much more expensive than iron.

It stands to reason that iron weapons should be more suitable for large-scale equipment.

But today's weapons are still mostly bronze, and all the troops are equipped with bronze weapons, while iron is only used to make farm tools and the like.

That's because weapons made of iron are too soft, and compared to bronze weapons, they are too inferior. Therefore, iron swords and the like are only used by rangers who are poor and short of money.

Iron weapons are inferior to bronze weapons.

This is the current consensus of all people in the mainland.

That's why Nadia denied Miya's conclusion.

Sardis didn't speak immediately. After pondering for a moment, he asked, "Mia, do you have any basis for saying that?"

"This is indeed iron... No, it should be said that this is a special kind of iron."

Miya frowned and thought for a moment.

"Well... Actually, I once read an ancient book in the library of Wangcheng. It was recorded in it that a hundred years ago, a small clan owned a special forging technique that could forge special iron. Then This kind of iron is extremely hard, and the sharp sword forged cuts the iron like mud."

He said, "I saw this short sword just now, and it is very similar to the one described in that ancient book."

Nadia's eyes lit up.

"Does that book describe how to forge that kind of iron?"

Mia shook her head.

"The ancient book only recorded this incident, and did not explain the forging method in detail. It said that the small clan was wiped out because of someone spying on the forging technology, so the forging technology was also lost."

Of course, Mia hadn't read any messy ancient books, and the so-called small clan didn't exist at all, he made it up.

The reason why he said this is because as a later generation, he knows the evolution of weapons.

Many people in later generations think that iron weapons replaced bronze weapons as soon as they appeared, but this is not the case.

In fact, iron weapons have been widely used for a long time, but because the iron containing impurities is much softer than bronze, and the early forging process cannot smelt the impurities in iron, so for a long time, bronzes are still the main cold weapons.

It was not until later that people gradually mastered the technology of steelmaking that hard steel weapons completely replaced bronze weapons.

In fact, when she learned that the sharpness of the Sea People's weapons and the hardness of their shields were far superior to those of the Portoyas army, Mia had faint doubts in her heart.

Now that he saw with his own eyes that the short sword broke the long sword with one strike, he was sure of this in his heart.

"I guess that the people of the sea probably obtained this lost tempering technique by accident, so they can forge this special iron sword."

To be precise, this kind of short sword can no longer be called an iron sword, but a steel sword.

If this is the case, King David's defeat at the hands of the Sea People is not wronged at all.

In the current era of cold weapons, weapons are equivalent to half of a fighter's combat effectiveness.

The iron weapons held by the people of the sea can be said to have completely crushed the bronze weapons.

"Then King Davies, did he..."

When Nadia mentioned King David, the courtyard fell silent for an instant.

No one spoke.

The sudden arrival of the Wang Ling document a few days ago made everyone startled.

Sardis was the most astonished person.

In fact, he could vaguely feel in his heart that King Davie had a deep estrangement from him.

He thought that the last battle had completely severed his relationship with that person.

He never expected that after a lapse of several months, King David, who had been biased against the crown prince in the past few years, would depose Pastor without hesitation and make himself the crown prince instead.

That person is going to stick to Dimez City.

Sardis knew what that meant.

In the silence, Faer suddenly said: "If King David is defeated again, and the people of the sea continue to go south, they will soon reach the king's city."

Faer's words made Nadia's heart skip a beat.

"It's not like that. Didn't that fellow Shalam lead the army to rescue? Counting the time, he should be here."

He shook his head and said, "Don't always think of the bad, things aren't that bad..."

Just halfway through Nadia's words, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside.

He looked up and saw a group of generals from the Northern Army walking quickly.

Everyone's face is extremely heavy.

An inexplicable sense of depression enveloped the courtyard, and Nadia felt her heart beating violently.

He suddenly felt parched, and subconsciously glanced at Sardis beside him.

Sardis stood there, looking up at the generals who were hurriedly walking towards them, without any emotion on his face.

All the generals bent down and knelt in front of Sardis on one knee.

The oldest veteran general at the head bowed his head deeply.

He pressed one hand to the ground, and the veins on the back of his clenched hand bulged.

He said: "Your Highness, Dimez City was captured by the Sea People."

After a pause, he took a deep breath before continuing in a hoarse voice.

"Your Majesty... died in battle."

The last two words trembled uncontrollably.

A nearly choked sound leaked from the old general's throat, and he closed his eyes with a painful and sad expression.

Although some young generals of the Northland Legion have been a little dissatisfied with King Davies in recent years, but for the veterans who once fought with King Davies, King Davies, who once tried his best to save Portoyas, has always been It is their undying faith in their hearts.

The old general closed his eyes, choked up so that he could not speak.

The other generals also bowed their heads deeply, speechless for a while.

Silent mourning lingered in the courtyard.

Defend the city of Dimez, bloody battle for five days and nights.

King David's last heroism made everyone admire him.

There was no sound in the courtyard at this moment, only the rustling of the branches and leaves when the wind passed by.

Sardis stood silently.

The wind brushed against his cheeks, causing his blond hair to flutter against the black metal mask.

The shadow of his forehead swayed on his face, making it difficult to see the expression in his eyes.

Mia lowered her eyes and saw Sardis's hand hanging by her side.

That hand clenched very tightly, very hard.

Mia stretched out her hand and gently held the clenched fist from behind.

That fist paused for a moment, then opened suddenly, and grabbed Mia's hand backwards.

Sardis turned his head and glanced at Mia.

When he saw the worried expression in the young man's eyes, there was a trace of softness in his originally cold and stern eyes.

He nodded slightly to Mia.

He shook Mia's hand firmly again, and then he let go.

It is impossible to say whether he is drawing power from Mia, or giving Mia power.

Or both.

Under the sunlight, Sardis stepped forward.

Bunches of long golden hair flew high, shining brightly.

As he stepped forward, the cloak on his shoulders fluttered behind him like the wings of an eagle.

The towering tree that protected Portoyas has fallen.

From this moment on, the future of Portoyas rested on the young prince.